Three reasons why public relations practitioners should be using blogs

July 18, 2007

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Blogs inundate the Internet and it’s questionable to assume the technology is ultimately the best way to get one’s message across. It’s wise to be guarded about trends, especially in public relations. Conversely, it’s wise to follow communications trends to be aware of where, and how, people will get their information. Consider blogs the independent media [...]

5 tips on how public relations pros can use Gmail to be more productive

July 13, 2007

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I recently converted to Gmail and it wasn’t exactly painless. It was a move based on principle. SBC Yahoo announced, in a somewhat Draconian manner, that it was going to be displaying ads on the Yahoo Mail interface. I was never keen on the Yahoo interface and used this news as a springboard to switch [...]

Team America

July 13, 2007

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An example of why our country suffers a worldwide PR problem. A Nevada local attempts to diversify the spirit of the U.S. Senate and gets heckled for his efforts.

Updates: New site theme, upcoming posts

July 8, 2007

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I hope you like the new site. The original theme was too difficult to look at, plus it was buggy. Fortunately WordPress themes are aplenty, so it was easy to plug in a new look with just a few clicks. Which brings me too… upcoming posts. I’ve been on this kick about new media and public [...]

Job Security: Business practices that keep PR pros employed

July 6, 2007

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At some point, you have to chuckle. Here are two examples of business practices, intended or otherwise, that bite back. Both are sad and funny at the same time (if true): XBOX 360 failure rate as high as 33% (Consumerist) Consumerist ensnares Geek Squad (Best Buy) tech stealing porn from a Consumerist computer (Consumerist) For [...]